Lowlife 2090 - creating a new character, Rook

At first I had in my mind that Rook would be a Mage, then I decided she should be a Hacker but for some reason that just did not feel right so I went back to a Mage, after all, you cannot have a cyberpunk and sorcery game without the sorcery. 
I also decided to make Rook an Elf.  I think if I had made every character human I would have lost some of the feel and flavour that makes Mendoza City so unique and appealing.

CHARACTER CREATION.

 

Step 1 -  Elf

No roll for race this time, as mentioned above I decided to make Rook and Elf character.  

Step 2 - Class - Mage

I made Rook a mage, so no dice roll for class this time.

Step 3 - Generate attributes.

One attribute starts at 15, for the remaining 6 attributes I roll 4d6 dropping the

lowest number.

11, 11, 8, 10, 15, 18 plus the 15 above

Three high numbers there balanced out by three average rolls and one mediocre 8.  I can now distribute them over the 7 attributes

Strength       : 8 (-1)

Dexterity       : 11 (-)

Constitution : 10(-)

Intelligence  : 11 (-)

Perception   : 15 (+2)

Willpower     : 18 (+3)

Charisma     : 15 (+2)

Initiative        : 11 (-)

Initiative is dexterity + Intelligence / 2, this is Step 4

 

Step 5 - Hit Points = 11+1 = 12hp

Hit points for a mage are constitution + Level..

 

Step 6 - Luck =11, re-roll pool = 1 

 

Step 7 - Roll for contacts

Mages start with 3 contacts, I roll 1d8 three times and get-  

1 : Occult Trader catchphrase "you're not serious"

1 : Occult Trader catchphrase "computer says Feck No!"

6 : Courier catchphrase "well hello sweety buns"

 I initially rolled 1,1,6 on my 3d8, so I re-rolled one of the 1's again to try and get a different

contact but it came up 1 again, so two Occult Traders it is.

 

Step 8 - roll for Augmentations  

Mages skip step 8.

 Step 9 - bonus languages = 0

 

Step 10 Choose Skills - Knowledge (Magic) plus six more

Deception, Detection, First Aid, Knowledge (Monsters), Persuasion, Survival

 

Step 11 - Choose class abilities number of talents = charisma modifier so 2

Sense Magic

Magic Tell - hair stands upright when casting spells.

SPELLS =to Will bonus +1 so 4

Dr Ruben’s Incogitable Cure All

Fetid Fog of the Pit People

Jantupple’s Curious Enjoin

Nocratha’s Soporific Spores

 

Step 12 - Add class GEAR pack

 

Light vest, Remington Covert light pistol (2 x

mags regular ammo), Cell (Hon Hai Echo Sys

10), Fake ID, Knife, and ₵50.

 

Step 13 - Turning Point = Illigal Alien

     Address = Foundry Bay
     Living Standard = Homeless

 

Step 14 & 15 Background & Name

 

Name : Rook

Background : Sometimes waitress at Nero's Nook Bar and Grill.

Illegal Alien: You’re an illegal alien onthe run from Home Affairs agents.

Devoid of legal status, you are an unregistrable non citizen with no work rights and no safety

 net. Still, anything’s better than your old homeland.

In the original adventure with Weasel & Kid Sinister, Rook had come to the city from the

wastelands ;ooking for a better life so it seemed fitting that I rolled illegal alien for her 

Rook came to the city in search of a life better than the one she had.  Homeless and destitute she

was befriended by Kid Sinister, got herself work in Neros Nook and moved in with Kid S and

Weasel.

Weasel is jealous of Rooks friendship with Kid S so, with the relationship between the three

strained, Rook moved out.  She currently drifts between places, staying at Shonas, Neros or

some of the others she has befriended whilst working at Neros.  

Although Weasel has a problem with Rook, he knows she is very useful to the group.

Should Rook be taken by the authorities of Mendoza City she would be sent back to her village

or worse if that was possible.

I have made a pdf of Rooks character sheet available for anyone who may like to use her in their own games either as an NPC or PC.  Feel free to down load it.

Link to Rook Character Sheet

Rook makes the fourth character for my Lowlife 2090 game.  I plan to run a game using Lo 90 solo rules from Parts per Million which has just been published on DrivethruRPC.com (find it here).

Once I have ran the adventure I will type it up onto the blog assuming it runs out okay.  In the mean time 

Adventure On!